Fresh water pond

this fungus has caused deformed leaves in a Hepatica acutiloba plant. Thanks to those who helped to ID this !

growing on Diatrype virescens

0017

Found along gravel lane in mud puddle.

Nest constructed on cavity at bottom of book on bookshelf. Evidence of parasitism.

Adults mating.

I think.

Edited:
Tardigrade found in rehydrated moss sample--Orthotrichum--collected (with permission) on 15 November 2023. Images via light microscopy at 100x and 400x, captured via cellphone camera.

On Viburnum prunufolium

Red fox prints and scat?